number of fixed phone line subscriptions showed a clear downward trend in recent years.
Approximately 195.1 million mobile phone subscriptions were registered in Japan as of March 2021. It was the largest number recorded in the country so far. In contrast to mobile phone subscriptions, the Number of subscriptions to mobile phone services in Japan from 2014 to 2021 (in millions)
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Statistics Bureau of Japan. (September 21, 2022). Number of subscriptions to mobile phone services in Japan from 2014 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/614997/japan-mobile-phone-subscribers/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Number of subscriptions to mobile phone services in Japan from 2014 to 2021 (in millions)." Chart. September 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/614997/japan-mobile-phone-subscribers/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. (2022). Number of subscriptions to mobile phone services in Japan from 2014 to 2021 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/614997/japan-mobile-phone-subscribers/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Number of Subscriptions to Mobile Phone Services in Japan from 2014 to 2021 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/614997/japan-mobile-phone-subscribers/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, Number of subscriptions to mobile phone services in Japan from 2014 to 2021 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/614997/japan-mobile-phone-subscribers/ (last visited October 02, 2023)
Number of subscriptions to mobile phone services in Japan from 2014 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph], Statistics Bureau of Japan, September 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/614997/japan-mobile-phone-subscribers/